Jedi Gardener moves rake with his mind!

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch announce a roadmap to implement the nation's largest composting program at City Hall on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch today announce the launch of the nation’s largest curbside composting program starting this fall, at the The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, on Monday, August 8, 2022. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Pile temperatures are taken using a thermometer with a 4-foot-long probe!

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch today announce the launch of the nation’s largest curbside composting program starting this fall, at the The Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, on Monday, August 8, 2022. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Not sure anything shows the scale of the compost donation from Christy Webber!

It was on a 2004 trip to Ucluelet on Vancouver Island that I got turned on to composting. Even here, in dry, hot Arizona, one can turn leaves, twigs, coffee grinds, fruit peels, vegetable ends, egg shells, stuff you previously just tossed into the waste stream... into beautiful black organic soil.

There is something fulfilling here, even for me, a born in the city boy.

With both bins full, it was time today to release the most "mature" one into the veggie garden. And start again!

Most of the leaves have fallen and the compost bins (and chook yard) are nearly full.

Staff and volunteers demonstrate composting techniques at BBG. Photo by Elizabeth Peters.

i have an unhealthy love of composed compost.

Athens, GA (Clarke County) Copyright 2013 D. Nelson

Squash seeds itself nicely in the compost bin and tries to take over the driveway. We have eaten one good squash from it so far.

This big pile of leaves will make some gorgeous compost. Just one more thin to reduce waste.

Compost bins

En un cajón construído por los propios alumnos acumulamos restos vegetales del huerto y el comedor para preparar el compost.

Forced air composting system. Photo source: Jason Governo, University of Georgia.

This design created for ICAW poster design contest 2009. It was shortlisted in top three designs.All rights reserved to Santosh Kushwaha.

María Pinto, Chile.

Fancy name for a composting plant, basically.

Stuck inside all weekend - my only trip out was to the compost bin!

(Thank you Phil for the inspiration)

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compost lawn spreader

WRRAP picks up compost from around campus every Thursday from 1-4pm.

Chris made me these compost bins from recycled lumber.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch announce a roadmap to implement the nation's largest composting program at City Hall on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Cleaning out the compost pile.

One of three large tarp loads of leaves we rake up for the orchard mulchery.

Garden Organic Ryton's compost heap

"30 Things You Should Be Putting In Your Compost Pile" include egg shells (rinsed) and cardboard egg cartons (cut into pieces)

[photo via @Foodlander editor Annette Shade]

Loading compost at the city dump.

Truly, this is only half of them.

sans compost

A bin located at Southside Service on Main Street in Stonewall, MB. People from town who want a small amount of compost can go there and grab some. It's free, but if they want to leave a donation for Southwest District Palliative Care (a great community organization) with Pat at Southside we wouldn't turn it down. I do believe Palliative Care will even mail you a tax deductible receipt if the donation is $20 or more (but don't quote me on that one).